An Auckland primary school teacher is moonlighting as a prostitute, throwing her school bosses into a quandary over her future.

It is causing great debate within our morally immature nation.

Is it okay for a teacher to moonlight as a prostitute?

Here are a few point I think are relevant.

Firstly, the profession would not exist without demand. Saying it is "ethically and morally wrong" is so hypocritical.

Secondly, it shows that the pay of NZ educators is substandard. If you want truly 100% dedicated people teaching our children, pay them what they are worth. Double their salaries, and put your money where your mouth is, so they don't have to put theirs somewhere else.

Thirdly, she has done nothing legally wrong, and the reason to protect her identity is simple. Privacy.

The reason we have many issues in NZ is because we have yet to "grow up". We have a binge drinking culture, a culture of mediocrity and one focused on old school economics. (farming and light manufacturing).

We need to snap out of it, or as Stephen Jennings says, we will continually lose our top talent to overseas markets.

And the question I have is how did the father of one of the students find out? Bloody hypocrite.  I wonder if his wife knows or his children for that matter.